Harvey County Genealogical Society

11/18/2019

10/21/2019

Now available - the book Roadside Crosses - Horse, Buggy, Train, & Auto accidents in Harvey County 1871-1930 contains 400 pages of actual newspaper reports. www.prairietales.us.
I will do a live presentation on this topic and book signing at Newton Public Library on November 19!

03/31/2018

DOUBLE THE DOSE FOR MAXIMUM EFFECT....

Moses Lantis, a farmer near Newton, took an overdose of patent medicine a few days ago, which set him completely crazy. After running his family out of the house and smashing up things generally he swooned away and fell asleep. On awaking he was deeply mortified at what he had done. The Phillipsburg Herald, Phillipsburg KS. February 14, 1885. Page 2.

02/17/2018

EXERCISE CAN BE DANGEROUS

NEWTON, KANSAS - Dave Oldham of the High School is suffering from a severe accident which occurred yesterday during the afternoon recess. He was playing foot ball when he received a hard fall, striking a tree and almost at the same time the edge of the sidewalk. His right leg was broken below the knee. The Newton Daily Republican, Newton Kansas. Friday, November 6, 1896. Page 4.

02/17/2018

Save the date! KCGS Annual Genealogy Conference in Salina, Kansas - June 2, 2018. More information soon!

01/31/2018

INDUSTRY
"Be industrious and frugal young man, and a bright future will await you. Many a poor young man with only a little crowbar and a good deal of skill has opened a bank." The Newton Kansan, Newton, Kansas. August 29, 1872. Page 3. 🤣

01/20/2018

2018 Is The Year for us all to start writing our Family Histories! We'll help you get it done this year. Let's get started together... Here's the link to get started. Sharpen Your Pencils! ✏️
http://www.hcgsks.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/HCGSConnections012018.pdf

01/11/2018

HE LOVED AN INDIAN MAID
So This Santa Fe Porter Deserted Wife at Newton

NEWTON, KAN - George Guest, employed as a porter by the Santa Fe at Newton, and who formerly resided in Hutchinson, is now in the Harvey county jail. And so is Elsie Daniels, an Indian maid, petite and comely. Guest, although married, could not withstand the charms of his Choctaw sweetheart and they eloped, the porter deserted his wife. Guest's father-in-law, Rev. W.H. Cole, a Newton Pastor, took the trail and had the erring couple arrested at Wichita. The Hutchinson News, Hutchinson Kansas. Thursday, December 5, 1912. Page 12.

12/15/2017

SERIOUS ACCIDENT 1914

Roy Gilmore, Robert Dunn, And Ernest Bausman were injured Friday afternoon about 5 o'clock by being thrown from an automobile, while on their way from the Pete Smith place eight miles east of Newton, to Newton. Alver Gilmore who was in the automobile, was uninjured.

Yesterday afternoon while Roy Gilmore was operating a saw at the Smith farm he got his hand caught in a cog and the thumb was cut off. He wanted to come to Newton to have the injured hand dressed and the other three men started to town with him in a Ford machine. When they were within a couple of miles of the city on the First street road they decided on account of the bad condition of the road to go north to the next section line. Just after turning north at the Regier corner, a ditch has been washed in the road and when the machine struck this, the radius rods which control the steering, gave way and the machine made a sudden turn facing the opposite direction. The four men were thrown from the car. Alver Gilmore went out over the driver's head and lit on his feet and was not injured. He went to the Regier home and telephoned to the Axtell Hospital for medical aid which was answered by Dr. Grove who brought the injured men to the hospital. It was found that Roy Gilmore had a fractured clavicle on the left side; Robert Dunn, a dislocated elbow, bruises and cuts about the face, and Ernest Bausman two ribs and collarbone on the left side fractured. Gilmore and Bausman were able to go home but Dunn remained at the hospital. The Evening Kansan-Republican, Newton, Kansas. March 7, 1914. Page 1. (c) Transcribed by Darren McMannis for HCGS & Prairie Tales.

08/30/2017

FALL FROM SECOND STORY FATAL TO WOMAN
1928 - Mrs. Caroline Eberle, 78, a totally blind inmate of the Bethel Home for the Aged in Newton, is dead from injuries received in a fall from a second story window, at the home. She is believed to have been groping for the wall, and approached a window, lost her balance and fell out. (The Hutchinson News, Hutchinson, Kansas. Saturday, March 24, 1928. Page 8.)

07/31/2017

The August issue of the HCGS Homesteader is out. This quarterly issue covers a few of the automobile accidents early in our history. To be added to the e-mailing list, drop a line to us at harveycountyroots @ cox. net.

07/18/2017

The Halstead Historical Society presents: Preserving Family Heirlooms at the Heritage Museum and Depot. The program will be Sunday, July 23 at 2:00. The program is free and open to the public.

07/17/2017

I'm looking for anyone knowing more about deaths of Jacob Sadowski Jr., Albert DuFriend, Ralph Snair, and Alvin Kaufman. Hoping to learn, and tell, their stories.

07/17/2017

Tales from the Trails will be presented by Darren McMannis at the Newton Public Library Tuesday night, July 18 at 7 pm. Open to the public.

06/21/2017

Those Good Old Days will be presented by Darren McMannis at the Halstead United Methodist Church's Senior fellowship Wed. June 21. Includes some fun stories from early Harvey County life - like, "is that real treasure buried there?". 😁

05/26/2017

Have you registered for the can't-miss KCGS Genealogy Conference? Great speaker & a fun day, right in our own area. Deadline is June 4.

05/26/2017

DAMAGE BY HAIL

One of the worst hail and rain storms in the history of the country occurred yesterday between 3 and 5 o'clock p.m. south and west of Sedgwick City. Hail of large size fell, some reported that measured seven inches in circumference. Crops are badly damaged, and in some instances the small grain is ruined. About all windows on the south and west sides of the houses were broken. As near as we can ascertain, the territory affected is about two miles square. Special Dispatch from Sedgwick, KS to the Wichita Eagle. May 12, 1888. Page 1.

05/08/2017

A PRISONER SKIPS. D.H. Maguire, the man who has been languishing in the Harvey County jail awaiting trial for stealing two sets of harness in this city, was brought down from Newton yesterday morning for trial. The case not being called he was allowed to remain in the court room under charge of Constable Robison, and upon the adjournment of court at noon stepped out into the crowd without being noticed by any of the officers, and walked out. The closest search thus far has failed to re-capture him. The Hutchinson Daily News, July 13, 1887.